Albert Harold Quie is an American politician and farmer.
16 Facts About Al Quie
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Al Quie, who served as member of the United States House of Representatives and Governor of Minnesota, is regarded as a moderate Republican.
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Al Quie was strongly considered by Ronald Reagan to be Vice President of the United States during the 1980 presidential election.
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Al Quie was on Gerald Ford's list for possible vice presidents following the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974.
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Al Quie is currently the oldest living former governor of any US state and the oldest living former member of the United States House of Representatives.
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Al Quie ran for office many times, never losing an election.
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Al Quie was born on his family's farm near Dennison, Minnesota, in Rice County.
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Al Quie served in the United States Navy during World War II as a fighter pilot, seeing significant active combat, and is one of the last living politicians to have seen active combat in World War II.
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Al Quie was elected to the US House of Representatives in a special election after the death of Representative August Andresen, and served from February 18,1958, to January 3,1979.
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Al Quie was a member of the 85th, 86th, 87th, 88th, 89th, 90th, 91st, 92nd, 93rd, 94th and 95th Congresses.
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Al Quie voted in favor of the Civil Rights Acts of 1960,1964, and 1968, as well as the 24th Amendment to the US Constitution and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
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Al Quie was briefly considered for Vice President of the United States in 1974 after Gerald Ford became president upon the resignation of Richard Nixon.
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Al Quie's grandfather joined the newly founded Republican Party and supported Abraham Lincoln for president in the 1860 United States presidential election.
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Al Quie is the oldest living former governor and oldest living former US Representative.
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Al Quie died of Parkinson's disease on December 13,2015, at the age of 88.
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In Garrison Keillor's Lake Wobegon Days, Al Quie is said to be the first governor ever to set foot in the mythical town of Lake Wobegon, "slipping quietly away from his duties to attend a ceremony dedicating a plaque attached to the Statue of the Unknown Norwegian" and making a few remarks.